Three-anti and Five-anti Campaigns
| Three-anti and Five-anti Campaigns | |
|---|---|
A campaign conference in Shanghai (1952) | |
| Native name | 三反五反运动 |
| Location | China (Nationwide, concentrated in Beijing) |
| Date | 1952 January 1952 – April 1952 |
| Target | Allegedly corrupt officials, government bureaucrats, "bureaucraticism", capitalists and business owners |
Attack type | Political Persecution |
| Deaths | 100,000+ (allegedly through suicide) |
| Victims | 10,000 (Estimated) |
| Perpetrators | Chinese Communist Party, CCP Cadres, political fanatics |
| Motive | Attack of political opponents of Mao Zedong, the state bureaucracy, elimination of political enemies and consolidation of power |
The Three-anti Campaign (1951) and Five-anti Campaign (1952) (Chinese: 三反五反; pinyin: sān fǎn wǔ fǎn) were reform movements originally issued by Mao Zedong a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China in an effort to rid Chinese cities of corruption and enemies of the people. The result turned into a series of campaigns that consolidated Mao's power base by targeting political opponents and capitalists, especially wealthy capitalists.